GALWA MASK
CAMEROON
African & Oceanic Art, Natural History and Ancient Art
Auction: 30 July 2025 from 14:00 BST
Description
carved wood and pigment, presenting a broad, rounded face with heavy-lidded, almond-shaped eyes and sharply delineated brows, the face is marked by a bold colour contrast of red, black, and white pigments, with a prominent vertical nose and a small, pursed mouth, raised on a bespoke mount
Dimensions
30cm tall
Provenance
Private collection, London, United Kingdom, acquired from the below
Bryan Reeves, Tribal Gathering, London
Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
Ben Simon, 1970s - 1980s, Paris